OCTOBER 2020
Fall 2020 is here! Whether you are new to UCPIE or a long time family or supporter, we are so excited to have you here to help us celebrate our resilience and growth! More than ever, we are committed to delivering hope, smiles, education and life-changing programs to our UCPIE families. We are sincerely grateful for our community of supporters who continue to engage in extraordinary ways! We may be spending less time physically together but everyday we continue to be connected through Zoom educational programing, social media, emails, phone calls and other. These past months have been filled with so much learning and adventures for us all. We have adapted to wearing masks, following new procedures, utilizing new technology and so much more. As we continue to closely monitor the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), UCPIE remains committed to prioritizing the health and safety of our UCPIE family. Our administrative team is available if you need help with programs, services or resources: https://ucpie.org

We wish you and your family good health and a happy fall season! 
UCPIE Resilience Awards
Thanks to the collaborative efforts of our administrative staff, board members, advisory council, parents, guardians and community friends we have virtual programming six days a week with Sunday being a positive affirmation day for all. Zoom sessions include cross-fit, music, art, yoga, karate and more.
Our UCPIE children and adults have been excelling in each chosen program. On Wednesday, October 7th we had a drive-by Resilience Awards celebration. The event honored our para-athletes who have dedicated their time and efforts to karate practice. Through a partnership with Sensei Canedo, our UCPIE karate ninjas have devoted their lives to practice and self-improvement. They have made training a constant habit. At each Zoom session Sensei adds positive affirmations, words of the week such as respect, love, boundaries, integrity; and includes a couple minutes to allow each ninja to express themselves. The overall karate fitness and health benefits are numerous, but most importantly the mental health gains we've witnessed are spectacular. The natural increase in focus and goal-setting makes our ninjas want to continue and excel!
Updates and new programming announcements are available at ucpie.org and our UCPIE Facebook and Instagram. To be added to our UCPIE virtual programming email list; please contact our UCPIE Skill Builders Regional Program Manager, Ronica Reagins, (951) 588-3716, ronica@ucpie.org. 
UCPIE ONLINE AUCTION YARD SALE!
Join UCPIE’s Online Yard Sale! Bid on items and with one click, change the lives of hundreds of children right here in our community. Shop from home or anywhere and help support UCPIE’s COVID Response Fund & Educational programs for children and adults with special needs!

Join UCPIE’s Online Yard Sale Sunday, October 18th-Sunday, October 25th! BIDDING OPENS: Sunday, October 18th, 12:15am at ucpie.org.
UCPIE PAINT & SIP
Join us for another wonderful UCPIE Paint & Sip! Your support helps fund our UCPIE COVID-19 Response Fund & Educational Programs! 

Choose your option: (Click on links below)
IN STUDIO (limited to 20)

VIRTUAL 

Out of county/state shipping available. If you have any questions please contact Sandra Gramajo UCPIE's Development & Communications Manager (310) 709-3936, sandra@ucpie.org.

UCPIE HOLIDAY ONLINE AUCTION
'Tis the season to stuff those stockings and shop for a cause! Join UCPIE’s Holiday Online Auction, Saturday, November14th through the 21st! Bid on incredible items from gift cards to family fun gift baskets. Shop from home or anywhere and help support UCPIE programs and services. Save the date! Bidding begins, Saturday, November 14th.
30th Annual UCPIE BOWL-A-THON
We are thrilled to announce our 30th Annual UCPIE Bowl-a-thon raised over $30,000! This year for the first time ever we hosted our wonderful event via Zoom! Although this year was much different than our previous Bowl-a-thon's it did not stop us from creating beautiful memories and having fun! We created bowling swag bags for each bowler and had festivities throughout the week including a very successful online auction.

On Saturday, August 8th, everyone joined in via Zoom and enjoyed wonderful speakers including UCPIE's President/CEO Greg Wetmore, UCPIE's chairman of the board Demitrious Sinor and Heather Clark of Walter Clark Legal Group. Our children and adults bowled and danced to the tunes of DJ Paul Villalobos.

These past months have been filled with lots of learning and growing! Thank you for continuing each day with enthusiasm, hope and resilience! We make a positive difference each day because of YOU!